The resistance element of cycling helps to build muscle strength. Cycling works all the major muscle groups and helps to improve core stability. It also works the heart muscle too!
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Cycling is a low impact exercise which means that it is easier on our joints than other high impact aerobic activities, such as running.
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Riding a bike briskly is a form of aerobic exercise! It raises the heart rate, gets the blood pumping around the body, reduces blood pressure, regulates blood sugar, and so reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
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Cycling at a steady pace burns around 300 calories per hour. Accompanied with a healthy diet, regular cycling could help with weight loss, if this is one of your goals!
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The resistance element of cycling helps to build muscle strength. Cycling works all the major muscle groups and helps to improve core stability. It also works the heart muscle too!
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Cycling can be a solo activity but it can also widen your social circle by bringing people together. Engaging in a physical activity with other people is a great motivator and can encourage a bit of healthy competition too.
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Cycling is good for our physical health but is also great for mental health too! It triggers the release of the body’s feel good hormones, endorphins, which make us feel good.
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Reduce your carbon footprint by riding your bike whenever possible. Recent research in Europe found that commuting by bike instead of by car once a day decreases your transportation carbon footprint by 67%.
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Large-scale research in Finland found that people who cycled for more than 30 minutes per day had a 40 per cent lower risk of developing diabetes.
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